Hi all,

Just wondering how many of you use terracotta plant pots in your tanks ?

Read somewhere that oscars love these and will use them to sleep in.

Thanks
Steve

Sleep???????????

not heard of the sleep part of it.. but they can come in handy as hides..

From my experience oscars are not the sort of fish that hide away that much. The only time they may take refuge is if they are being bullied. Whether they sleep in pots is something I really couldn't say, a normally term at lights out just before I go to bed so I never around to see.

not sure about them hiding, mine r very much 'in yr face' lol but i use plant pots in my smaller tanks, make great hides for my community fish and small plecos etc

They could use it when they laying eggs.. a pot instead of a plain surface.. that can be something new

When my O's sleep it allways close to the surface, face up and usually near the outlet of my filter.
Never saw mine sleep on the gravel or hiding when sleeping.

I think they look quite smart. Everybody to their own lol

jamesmillar wrote:


yeah defo, every1 has preferances ... like i said i think plant pots look great in tanks, got some in my community tanks .. i have one in tact and one half one smashed with bits around the bottom, looks very smart plus the fish love them...especially my rainbow shark

@ askhammatt => here in India we call it Red tail Shark..

Are you both refering to the Red Tail Labeo?

If so, I had one of them years ago, he was a warrior !!!

Chased certain fish all round the tank constantly. I also read that it is only a shark by name and not a member of the species.

Only my two bobs worth lolol

Yes Jamie its the same one...

nahh man, iv had red tail sharks before, like jet black wi red tail...mine is a rainbow, like a light brown with black and red fins...check it out on google matey